First aid service, first rural boss.(St John Ambulance Service Commissioner Iain Nicolson)(Brief Article)

Australian Doctor,  November, 2005  by Jenkins, Rebecca

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WHINGE-FREE ZONE by Rebecca Jenkins

IN his new role as Victoria's St John Ambulance Service Commissioner, Dr Iain Nicolson says that as well as using the clinical knowledge he has honed in 30 years as a GP, he'll also use the many lessons he has learned about human nature.

"I enjoy being a GP -- you learn how to deal with people, and people skills is what it's all about," he says.

"In the job I have got now, you have to manage people -- sometimes you have to get people to do things they don't want to do because they have to. As a GP you are used to doing that ...

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